This week, the chapter I'm covering from James S. Bielo's Words Upon the Word: An Ethonography of Evangelical Bible Study is all about “witnessing.” More on what that means in a moment. First, however, I'd like to mention an unexpected cameo. In this chapter, Bielo focuses on a United Methodist Bible study led by Bill, a 51-year-old pastor with a degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. The group, made up of older men, has been reading Acts together. They used the Life Guide series published by InterVarsity Press to … [Read more...] about Bielo: Bible Study as “Backstage” for Witnessing